Louis 2j6 ART AND CRITICISM. XIV. to honor the house-warming with his glorious presence.The visit of the king was the occasion of a dazzling fete, andalso of the tragic incident of the suicide of the cook Vatel,immortalized by Madame de Sevigne in a letter which every-body of course knows by heart,… … GRAND ENTRANCE TO THE CHATEAU. on Thursday evening; the promenade and the collation, laidin a spot all carpeted with jonquils, passed off admirably. Wesupped, and some of the tables were short of roast. This up-set Vatel, who said several times: My honor is lost; I shallnever get over this…
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